KQED News

With the reality that rainfall and the Sierra Nevada snowpack will be far short of normal this year, the East Bay’s largest water district is getting ready to tap an emergency water source that it took decades of legal battles and engineering work to secure. (3/13/2014)

The 16-day government shutdown last October was a significant economic blow to the Bay Area and communities near other California national parks. But Pinnacles National Park, the newest in the country, actually saw a slight increase in visitors. (3/4/2014)